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Q218987: XCLN: Attachment is Empty if Pasted Twice to Desktop

Article: Q218987
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 8.0,8.01,8.02,8.03; WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Outlook 97, versions 8.0, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03 
- Microsoft Outlook 98 
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a mail message from within Outlook with an attachment and paste
the attachment to your desktop, you may lose data. This will happen if you copy
the attachment and paste the attachment two times. The second attachment will be
empty. The data is missing from the second attachment, or if the second
attachment overwrites the first attachment, it will be empty.

WORKAROUND
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After copying and pasting the attachment the first time, recopy the attachment,
and paste again. The contents of the attachment will still be there.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 8.0 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.5

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbOutlookSearch kbOutlook97 kbOutlook97Search kbOutlook98Search kbZNotKeyword3 kbOutlook801 kbOutlook802 kbOutlook803
Version           : :8.0,8.01,8.02,8.03; WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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